Off the back of collaborations with Beats and Salomon, New York-based designer Sandy Liang is getting back in her clothing bag for Gap, and the new collab blends Liang’s signature girlhood-centric aesthetic with Gap’s classic silhouettes. As Hypebae reports, the new collaboration features the brand’s icons, seen through an entirely new lens. Including bow-detailed denim and playful outerwear, the collection […]
In the wake of the pandemic-era direct-to-consumer resurgence, retailers have staged quite the comeback. As Fashionista reports, for fashion, lifestyle and beauty brands, retailers serve as key strategic partners (not just points of sale) in “driving brand growth, visibility and conversion,” according to a new Launchmetrics report on maximizing retail partnerships. The opportunity for brands to […]
WNBA all-star Angel Reese will walk in the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Oct. 15. Reese will be the first-ever professional athlete model to walk in the brand’s show. The 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will also mark Reese’s first appearance as the newest Victoria’s Secret Angel. According to VS, “Two-Time WNBA All-Star, Angel Reese will walk in […]
In an interesting business move, Vestiaire Collective is turning the climate benefit of buying secondhand into carbon credits. The second-hand retailer will begin selling carbon credits this October, the company announced last week, in what it claims is the first initiative of its kind in the fashion industry. The credits, certified by French partner Inuk, […]
GapStudio has launched its Fall/Winter 2025 Collection 3 with a campaign starring Gwyneth Paltrow and her daughter, Apple Martin. As ELLE reports, the campaign, lensed by Mario Sorrenti with creative direction by Zac Posen, highlights the enduring legacy of Gap and its generation-crossing timelessness, peppered with advice about growing up and finding personal style, delivered by Paltrow to her daughter. […]
On Oct. 1, Dr. Jane Goodall died of natural causes at 91. Many don’t know that the animal rights activist, researcher, humanitarian and conservationist had collaborated with Brilliant Earth on not one, but two jewelry collections, the second which debuted just a week before her death. As Glossy reports, the conservationist and primatologist set her […]
And the Creative Director Musical Chairs continues. Last week, Fendi announced that as of October 1, Silvia Venturini Fendi would take on the role of the brand’s honorary president, abdicating her previous role as creative director. As Harper’s Bazaar reports, the third generation of the Fendi family to helm their namesake brand, Venturini Fendi worked […]
A designer’s debut is always nerve-wracking, even when you’re mega successful 41 year-old Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson. Even though he was one of many designers that jumped around from one fashion house to another during the Creative Director Musical Chairs from the last couple of years, Anderson’s Dior debut was definitely among the most highly anticipated. Anderson […]
Designer Louise Trotter‘s debut at Bottega Veneta was not just a collection, but a reaffirmation that fashion can be both grounded and transcendent. As Vogue Business reports, alongside Rachel Scott of Proenza Schouler, Trotter is one of only two women in this season’s record-breaking reshuffle of design leads across 15 fashion houses. She was headhunted by Kering to succeed Matthieu […]
It’s the purr-fect chic travel collaboration. Fashion icon and former Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington has lent her love for felines to Louis Vuitton – and its French Belgian artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière – in a new capsule collection entitled Louis Vuitton Travels With Grace Coddington. You may recall Coddington’s highly covetable previous Catogram capsule collection with Louis Vuitton, […]